Sunday, June 10, 2012

Getting started at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay

Hello! My name is Bridget McGillivray and this is my first
week as a Communications Intern at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. I am a rising
junior at Harvard University and I am from Victoria, British Columbia. I heard
about the organization through Harvard, and I am very excited about the
opportunity to work here for the summer!

Growing up on Vancouver Island, the ocean and marine
wildlife has always been a huge part of my life. I’ve spent countless hours on
the water and I truly can’t get enough of it. For the past four summers, I
worked at my dad’s whale watching company, Prince of Whales Whale Watching. My
experience at the company greatly expanded my knowledge of marina wildlife and
my interest in aquatic environments and sea regulations. Not surprisingly, I
really love whales! The effort to preserve and protect certain species is very
important to me and I hope to become more involved in the near future.

This summer at Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, I will be
writing blogs and working with media tools in order to share news and events
with the rest of the Greater Boston community. I am really looking forward to
spending some time outside too!

Well, I am excited to get started and share Save the
Harbor/Save the Bay’s passion for the environment with the rest of the Boston
community-I also can’t wait to explore the beaches and get out on the water!

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Welcome!

Save the Harbor/Save the Bayis a non-profit public-interest Boston Harbor environmental advocacy organization whose mission is to restore and protect Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Bay, the Boston Harbor Islands, the Boston Harbor region's public beaches, Boston's waterfront and the marine environment and share them with the public, for everyone to enjoy.

Since 1986, Save the Harbor / Save the Bay has been the driving force behind the transformation of Boston Harbor from one of the dirtiest urban harbors in America to one of the cleanest in the world.

As a result of our advocacy, Boston Harbor has been transformed from a "Harbor of Shame" into a source of recreational, educational and economic opportunity and civic pride. Today the beaches of South Boston are among the cleanest urban beaches in the nation, the Boston Harbor Islands are a National Park, and Boston's waterfront has become a compelling destination for residents and visitors alike.

Working with a broad base of civic, corporate, government, scientific, philanthropic and community partners, Save the Harbor / Save the Bay continues to strengthen the connections between communities and the harbor, and promote the increasingly important impact Boston Harbor has on the region’s economy.

Each year Save the Harbor / Save the Bay runs 2 freeYouth Environmental Education Programs that combine recreation and hands-on education to bring Boston Harbor alive for thousands of Boston area young people. Since 2003, we have connected nearly 250,000 youth and teens to Boston Harbor, the Boston Harbor Islands, our region's public beaches and Boston's waterfront.

Our "Boston Harbor Explorers" program serves thousands of young people at the Courageous Sailing Center in Charlestown, the Piers Park Sailing Center and Constitution Beach in East Boston, DCR's Carson Beach in South Boston, at Community Boating on the Charles River, on Black's Creek in Quincy, and at Camp Harbor View on Long Island and at The Boston Children's Museum.Our"All Access Boston Harbor"program departs weekdays from the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in South Boston, and brings thousands of youth and teens from more than 100 community groups to Georges or Spectacle Island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Park on the Provincetown II.

OurBetter Beaches Program supports dozens of free events and activities on the region's public beaches each year in Nahant, Lynn, Revere, Winthrop, East Boston, South Boston, Dorchester, Quincy and Hull.

We hope we can count on you as we share Boston Harbor with 30,000 young people on 28 free island excursions and at 40 free events and programs on the region's public beaches in 2018.For more information about Save the Harbor/Save the Bay please visit our website at www.savetheharbor.org